Earthquake details

Thursday, April 10, 1947 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Thursday, April 10, 1947 at 15:58 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apple Valley (United States - US), about 80.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -116.532 and latitude 34.983.

Magnitude 6.5
Alert Severe
Depth 6.0 km
Coordinates 34.983, -116.532
UTC time 1947-04-10 15:58:05.110
Location Victorville
Country United States (US)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1947-04-10

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